Invincible Dad-Chapter 718: Yousu Qinghuan_1
"The Supreme Emperor, what have you discovered?" Yan Chunfeng noticed a change in Xu Lai's emotions and couldn't help but ask telepathically with her Divine Sense.
"A crafty rabbit has three burrows."
"Could these three Snowflowers all be the same one? Or perhaps, these three are just an illusion, not the true entity," Xu Lai mused. "It possesses intelligence and is very clever. It might already be on the run."
Yan Chunfeng fell into contemplation. She had never considered this, so she remained silent for a long time.
Xu Lai didn't mind and said leisurely, "The hundred-thousand-li forbidden zone can easily kill even a cultivator at the peak of the Immortal Venerable Realm. It's truly—"
He didn't finish his sentence.
Xu Lai suddenly shot his hand out, piercing the trunk of the Snowflower. Even as his right hand stabbed into its trunk, the Spirit Plant, which emitted a terrifying pressure, didn't scream or show any anger. Instead, it collapsed naturally, like a mountain blown apart by a cultivator's punch. Not a single trace of life remained, as if it were a dead thing!
Yan Chunfeng was dumbstruck. The Snowflower had actually collapsed. This was a Spirit Plant that had existed for a hundred eras!
"Still trying to run?" Xu Lai sneered. He had struck with lightning speed, intending to catch it completely off guard so it would not escape again.
Xu Lai stamped his foot hard.
The ice layer of the hundred-thousand-li forbidden zone instantly collapsed by three meters, nearly sinking directly into the waters of the Boundless Sea. At the same time, the flow of both the seawater and the air slowed immeasurably as Xu Lai nearly froze the space-time in the area.
Even Yan Chunfeng was so stiff she couldn't move a muscle. This wasn't because Xu Lai was deliberately targeting her; rather, in the stagnant space-time, only those at the Emperor Realm could move normally. Those below the Emperor Realm could not break free from the shackles of time and space.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The thick ice layer cracked inch by inch, dissolving into a fine mist. Within the clear waters of the Boundless Sea, a small, snow-white flower about one meter tall bobbed up and down. It had ten leaves, and each leaf bore a single fruit.
RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE…
The small, snow-white flower comically waved its leaves, its movements incredibly slow, as if trying to break through the frozen space-time to escape. But it was a vain hope, because the entire Boundless Sea within the hundred-thousand-li forbidden zone was completely solidified. Xu Lai's attack was too swift and sudden; the small, snow-white flower had no time to react before it was trapped. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Is this the true Snowflower? Yan Chunfeng had never imagined that the Snowflower Spirit Plant's sky-piercingly massive body was a fake. The real Snowflower was as fragile as a tiny sapling. Reaching only up to her waist, it looked fair, tender, and utterly adorable. It made her want to pinch its snow-white leaves.
"Rise," Xu Lai commanded. Guided by his Divine Sense, the Snowflower floated toward him. It struggled continuously but futilely, until at last, Xu Lai grasped its snow-white roots.
"I let you escape three days ago. You don't actually think you can run again today, do you?" Xu Lai's lips curled into a smile. He hadn't expected today to go so smoothly; it was truly a surprise.
With a wave of his hand, he restored the frozen space-time.
RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE!
The ten leaves shook frantically, as if the Snowflower was expressing its rage. Yan Chunfeng wore a strange expression, hesitating to speak.
Xu Lai furrowed his brow and asked, "Divine General Yan, what is it saying?"
"It says…" Yan Chunfeng bit her red lip lightly. "It says you're a bad person, Supreme Emperor, and that you should let it go immediately. Otherwise, it will send your soul to the Samsara Sea."
"How does Holy Medicine taste?" Xu Lai asked out of the blue.
Holy Medicine was a Spirit Plant with a lifespan of a million years. Divine General Yan had once been fortunate enough to consume one. It wasn't that her luck was particularly profound. Rather, back when she was on the verge of breaking through from the peak of the Celestial Venerable Realm to the Immortal Venerable Realm, The Supreme Emperor had given her one to save her life in a crisis.
Yan Chunfeng didn't know why The Supreme Emperor was asking this, but she still replied, "It tastes very good."
"Have you ever eaten a Spirit Plant that's a hundred epochs old?"
"…No." Yan Chunfeng quietly swallowed.
The Fourth Divine General's hobbies were simple: cultivating flowers and eating. Coincidentally, the Heavenly Court actually had a master chef—the Seventh Divine General! Speaking of Divine General Chang, one couldn't help but mention Xu Lai. These two frequently roamed the four great Immortal Domains, eating whatever they caught. Yan Chunfeng and the other Divine Generals had feasted many times thanks to them.
"Steamed or stewed?" Yan Chunfeng suggested, "Supreme Emperor, I think it would also be quite crunchy eaten raw."
RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE!
RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE!
The Snowflower trembled violently, shaking its leaves in protest. As it shivered in fear, exquisite snowflakes drifted down around it. But these seemingly ordinary snowflakes could easily kill cultivators at the Immortal Venerable Realm, and even the Quasi-Emperor Realm!
"It says it's an auspicious being from heaven and earth, and that we cannot eat it, or we'll be struck by divine punishment." Without waiting for Xu Lai to ask, Yan Chunfeng proactively translated; that was her racial talent, after all.
"Answer a few of my questions truthfully, and perhaps I'll consider sparing you," Xu Lai said. "The one from Qingqiu… where is she?"
The Snowflower didn't shake its leaves. It remained completely stiff, looking rather dazed and cute, as if it hadn't understood what Xu Lai was saying.
"The Quasi-Emperor of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan of Qingqiu, Yousu Qinghuan," Yan Chunfeng clarified. "She entered the hundred-thousand-li forbidden zone of the Third Domain."
The Yousu Clan was the lineage with the purest blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox, the orthodox line of the fox clan, and also the fox demons with the most terrifying talent. Nine tails, one tail per life. There were even rumors in the Immortal Domains that a powerful Nine-Tailed Fox had once lived through nine lifetimes.
This, of course, was not true. Even among the astonishingly brilliant Emperor Realm cultivators, only a precious few managed to live a second life. Let alone a ninth life, even living a third life was unheard of.
RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE!
RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE…
The Snowflower shook its leaves.
Yan Chunfeng translated, "Supreme Emperor, it says it doesn't know."
"Hmm, it doesn't know." Xu Lai nodded, his face impassive. "That's good. You'll be today's main dish."
RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE! RUSTLE!
The Snowflower trembled with fright, its leaves nearly shaking off. But Yan Chunfeng did not translate immediately. Her face turned deathly pale, and after a long moment, she finally said in a trembling voice, "It says the three Snowflowers were originally one entity, but they were severed by a giant with a sword. A hundred epochs have passed, and it has long since become an individual, independent of the other two."
"So, it truly doesn't know where the Quasi-Emperor of Qingqiu is."
A giant? Xu Lai raised an eyebrow.
The hundred-thousand-zhang-tall giant named Gu Yan had appeared a hundred epochs ago. The Cloud Water Rust on the Mojian Wuzheng had existed for a hundred epochs, and the Snowflower had as well. An invisible line connected the giant, Mojian Wuzheng, Cloud Water Rust, and the Snowflower.
Was it all a coincidence? Xu Lai didn't believe it for a second. His lips curled into a smile. He would test it to find out the truth.
SWISH—
The Mojian Wuzheng appeared in the void.
Before Xu Lai even asked if this was the sword that had cut it, the Snowflower began to tremble so violently it foamed at the mouth. Seven drops of golden liquid hung in the air, emitting an alluring fragrance and radiating an incredibly pure and terrifying life essence.
As Xu Lai and Yan Chunfeng gazed at them, the sound of the Dao reverberated in their ears. The comprehension of the Dao, which was normally so difficult to grasp, suddenly became clear. The Fourth Divine General had entered a state of Dao enlightenment.
Xu Lai, too, was in this mysterious state of Dao enlightenment.
At that moment, a drop of golden liquid merged into Yan Chunfeng's brow. The remaining six all drifted toward Xu Lai's brow.
But at the very instant before they merged…
